Show 4 20 Logan Utah Covering Brfdgerland Northern Utih and Southern Idaho pages 2 sections 35 cents Dukakis Bentsen move quickly - WASHINGTON Democratic (UPI) presidential csodldFtf eiiiif DekaUi and nev maniac mate Lloyd Beaten swved quickly today to unify their seaport and erase any tear Oat they vffl not win the enthusiasm of minority leaden who back Jesse Jackson The two nun who formed their ticket Tneaday arraafed oeveral appearances today in the nation's capital wfil the aust important seesfama being a meeting with black mcmben of Congress and a speech to the NAACP convention — bases of Jackson support Neither the Massachusetts governor who win claim his party's nomtnatioa at the convention pf week nor Ms vice presidential choice the senior senator from Texas spoke to reporten before they behind leaving Jackson off the ticket “I think he (Dukakis) made life a lot more difficult for himself and will have to work a lot harder” Ddlumssaid Related story on page 3 entered their first meeting of the day — a i with House Democrats in the House chamber However some Mack lawmakers who supported Jackson today made no secret of the fact that they were disappointed the dvil rights leader was not chosen by Dukakis as his runninf mate a leading Made Rep Bill Gray a said was he congressman disappointed hut would support the ticket ‘ D-P- Ron Donums IS i T I Dukakis scheduled the trip to Washington weeks ago when his vice presidential u Um tmmm --aim IIUNNIW BCUUCB IIC BUB U BHWTUUlUf to use the trip to oell the ticket to crucial Democratic audiences Dukakis in announcing his choice Tuesday before a huge crowd at Boston's Faneufi Hall quickly tried to revive images of the Kennedy “Camelot” era — stressing that sons of Massachusetts and lee POLITICS he wanted to hear the reasoning on page 2 Richard Melton center leaves Managua Tuesday Melton denies allegations of illegal activities - WASHINGTON (UPI) US Ambassador Richard Melton slid today the American diplomats ousted from Nicaragua were singled out “with malice and forethought” for contacting the Democratic opposition but had not engaged in any prohibited activities Helton who met with President Reagan at the White House also said the reprisal expulsion of Niearaguan diplomats from the United States was a "preliminary response” and that further actions were under consideration in the escalating war of wills between the two countries “I did talk to the president about this this morning” Melton toM reporters at the White House “He told metnat There's been a other things are being considered A a preliminary response" Also indicating that he supports increased military pressure to force the Sandinistas to negotiate in good faith Melton firmly denied charges that he and the other Americans had had a hanu in weekend demonstrations t f h i oooosiutheMarxistrledeoverunenL Asked if he or the others had engaged in any organizing or b a financing of the opposition efforts he said "Absolutely not They were engaged in normal diplomatic activities No The answerisno" “The people who were declared persona non grata are pructeiy those individuals who work most closely with the Democratic opposition in Nicaragua” Melton said selected with malice and forethought dearly to TW Lloyd Bontsen loft and Michael Dukakis r Democrats pleased with pick By United Proas International think it is a genius of a decision'' crowed Sen Bennett Johnston D-when word of the Bentsen selection came Tuesday "I think Lloyd Bentsen will bring Texas and bring the South and a lot of other states as welT’ axis is reborn "Today the Boston-Austi- n and that is good for the Democratic Party and good for the country” added o Richard Gephardt Sen Massachusetts John Kennedy's of Texas Sen Lyndon Johnson as a running mate inlllO whose own quest for this ri presidential nomination was rank by La Mainstream Democratic leaders are celebrating the choice of Uoyd Bentsen as Michael Dukakis's running mate but Jesse Jaekson supporters do not appear as eager to endorse the apparent presidential ticket Republicans too are split on the question with some of Bentsen’s Senate colleagues praising the Texas legislator but aides to Vice President George Bush naturally criticizing the strategy behind 7 Mi selection "I believe Michael Dukakis wu Just elected president of the United States I ft D-M- the Massachusetts governor declared “The DukaUs-Bentse- n ticket will win tide election and is superbly qualified to govern this country” Jackson runner-uto Dukakis in the long nomination campaign did not seem so eager to embrace the potential ticket The civil rights leader called the choice "a strat move to solidity' Dukakis's ition °That is his right” Jackson said “(Yet) my obligation u not to respond to his n See REACT on pagel “IPs perfectly legitimate to meet with all segments of a given society” he said of the diplomats' actions “I think the underlying purpose was to intimidate the opposition itself by saying they're alone they're isolated they have nowhere to turn “All of this illustrates that in a totalitarian society desMcracy is still a revolutionary concept" the ambassador said Declining to discuss what other moves may be under consideration MeMoa said he had no information concerning a possible economic boycott against the country but said the Sandinista actions underscored their lack of good faith in efforts to aeMeve peace in the region entangled far the testy standoff is the question of whether Congress might be persuaded to renew military aid Contra rebels with Reagan's to the administration-backe- d allies on Capitol Hill pressing the case anew Tuesday in light of the expulsion of top diplomats from each country Melton was scheduled to appear later in the morning before foe Senate Intelligence Committee Senate Republican leader Robert Dole of Kansas and II Republican colleagues pushed Speaker Jim Wright of Texas today to schedule a House vote on new aid to foe Contras Local legislators push for water development Carol MacPherson staff writer By Hurry up and develop the county's water before someone rise does Cache County's state Republican delegation told the Cache County Council Tuesday Reps Evan Olsen Young Want Steve Bodily Lewiston ' and Sens Lyle and JohaHrimgren Bear River City urged the council to develop a water conservancy district before either Salt Lake or Box Elder counties get to it first The council responded by giving approval to foe sending of $5000 from foe county's ad hoc water committee to Bex Elder to join in a study of Logan Hillyard water needs in the area Earlier in the week Olsen said he wished local leaders would move mi developing there are some fundamental differences between the water committee here and in Box Elder water and added that the The main print he said is comwater hoe ad the Cache ad hoc comthat county's mittee should be at the mittee was appointed to study water development options of forefront of development Council Member Dennis which a water conservancy Funk who is ate a member of district is only one Box Elder the water committee said on the other hand went after a however The legislators conservancy district from foe start and has a "prtf-waturged county officials to get committee'' he Mid past the study stage and do Funk said the county's ad something hoc committee contains more One phrase was repeated opinions than Just “develop times by county ofseveral water” He said foe committee is proceeding at a good pace ficials and legislators: The for developing a public in- Bear River will be developed formation campaign on water See WATER on page 2 development options er EA Miller working on ‘bugs’ in new plant By John J Wise state and federal wastewater and water pollution control regulations In the staff writer - HYRUM It isn't Just a matter of out the working bugs in the brand-ne$15 million wastewater treatment plant that has engineers at EA Miller A Sons w scratching their heads It's srare a matter of working "I into the system that has been k EA Miller assistsnt engineer new activated sludge wastewater treatment facility completed earlier this year are out of balance in foe system Jorgensen says And until the bugs are both worked into and out of the system foe plant will not be into the Little discharging wastewater Bear River ' For the mean time all wastewater generated at Millers is going into the plant's five lagoons rather than into a ditch that flows into the Little Bear River Earlier this yesr the Hyram meat packing plant paid $220000in a penalty itemmmg from alleged violations of JL consist of construction of the new additional $200000 penalty activated sludge treatment plant AddiThe plant is up and running consent decree settlement between tionally the decree stipulated that the Jorgensen uid But two of the su Millers and the Utah Bureau of Water new plant be in operation for June 1 and discharge requirements are not being Pollution Control foe meat packer discharges in compliance with state and met presently That is why the front and federal requirements by July 1 wastewater is going into the plant's old agreed to pay foe money also to take a number of corrective It further stipulated that if but still operational lagoon system measures to solve its wastewater dis- wastewater discharged into the Little rather than into the river Bear River is not m compliance with The six discharge standards are: charge problems The bulk of the corrective measures regulations Millers is ordered to pay an pH a measure of alkalinity and aridity of a solution BOD the biological oxygen demand of bacteria total suspended solids to flow oil and crease fecal conform (bacteria) attend the issue of recovering a By Carol MacPherson total coliform staff writer portion of the $220000 penalty wu Jorgensen uid BOD and total suswent to the amount The entire The state and the county are both pended solids counts exceed acceptable state's general fund standards but that aU other discharge to Marne for letting the priori— A E requirements are being met a penalty recently paid by Hillyard said the state made Miller and Sons to flow entirely out mistake by aot Including county “The high BOD is a result of total of the area Sen Lyle Halyard officials in negotiations to get some solids and the total suspendsuspended told the County Council of the money to stay here He said ed solids are a result of bacteria getting Tbesnay the county ate failed by not keepout of the system” he said The new In a meeting with local ing track of the proeeu and by not treatment system cm be adjusted to legislators except for Rep Frank who wu unable to Prante Iso PENALTY on page 2 lee MILLERS on page 2 u I State county both at fault for allowing out of area Hillyard says funds l an i i if i i ' |